Method and system for implementing a ring back tone based on group mobile switchboard service

Abstract

This invention discloses a method and system of implementing a ring back tone based on a group mobile switchboard service. The method includes: a home service control point of the group mobile switchboard obtaining an identification of an extension subscriber which a calling party calls, and sending routing information of a ring back tone intelligent peripheral and the identification of the called extension subscriber to a gateway mobile switching center/mobile switching center which triggers the intelligent service; the gateway mobile switching center/mobile switching center routing the identification of the called extension subscriber to the ring back tone intelligent peripheral according to the received routing information of the ring back tone intelligent peripheral; the ring back tone intelligent peripheral connecting the call to a visited mobile switching center of the called extension subscriber, and playing a group ring back tone subscribed to by the group customer for the calling party.

1. A method of implementing a ring back tone based on a group mobile switchboard service, the method comprising:
 obtaining, by a home service control point of the group mobile switchboard, an identification of a called extension subscriber which a calling party calls: 
 sending routing information of a ring back tone intelligent peripheral and the identification of the called extension subscriber to a gateway mobile switching center or mobile switching center which triggers the intelligent service; 
 routing the identification of the called extension subscriber to the ring back tone intelligent peripheral according to the routing information of the ring back tone intelligent peripheral, by the gateway mobile switching center or mobile switching center which triggers the intelligent service: 
 connecting the call to a visited mobile switching center of the called extension subscriber, by the ring back tone intelligent peripheral; 
 playing a group ring back tone subscribed to by the group customer for the calling party; and 
 wherein the process of obtaining an identification of a called extension subscriber comprises the following steps: 
 dialing, by a calling party, a group mobile switchboard number which has been applied for a group ring back tone; 
 performing interaction between an intelligent peripheral of the group mobile switchboard and the calling party via a gateway mobile switching center or mobile switching center which triggers the intelligent service, obtaining the identification of the extension subscriber which the calling party calls; 
 encapsulating the identification of the extension subscriber into a script event message to report to the home service control point of the group mobile switchboard, by the intelligent peripheral of the group mobile switchboard. 
 
     
     
       2. A method of implementing a ring back tone based on a group mobile switchboard service comprising:
 obtaining, by a home service control point of the group mobile switchboard, an identification of a called extension subscriber which a calling party calls; 
 sending routing information of a ring back tone intelligent peripheral and the identification of the called extension subscriber to a gateway mobile switching center or mobile switching center which triggers the intelligent service; 
 routing the identification of the called extension subscriber to the ring back tone intelligent peripheral according to the routing information of the ring back tone intelligent peripheral, by the gateway mobile switching center or mobile switching center which triggers the intelligent service; 
 connecting the call to a visited mobile switching center of the called extension subscriber by the ring back tone intelligent peripheral; 
 playing a group ring back tone subscribed to by the group customer for the calling party; 
 after connecting the call to a visited mobile switching center of the called extension subscriber, the method further comprises: calling the called extension subscriber, and playing a ring back tone for the ring back tone intelligent peripheral before the called extension subscriber answers, by the visited mobile switching center of the called extension subscriber; and 
 while playing a group ring back tone subscribed to by the group customer for the calling party by the ring back tone intelligent peripheral, blocking the ring back tone played by the visited mobile switching center of the called extension subscriber. 
 
     
     
       3. The method of implementing a ring back tone based on a group mobile switchboard service according to  claim 2 , wherein the method further comprises:
 sending an address complete message bearing status information of the called extension subscriber to the ring back tone intelligent peripheral by the visited mobile switching center of the called extension subscriber, before answering by the called extension subscriber; 
 before playing a group ring back tone for the calling party, the method further comprises: 
 determining whether the current status of the called extension subscriber is idle according to the status information of the called extension subscriber borne in the address complete message sent from the visited mobile switching center of the called extension subscriber, by the ring back tone intelligent peripheral. 
 
     
     
       4. The method of implementing a ring back tone based on a group mobile switchboard service according to  claim 2 , wherein when connecting the call to a visited mobile switching center of the called extension subscriber, the visited mobile switching center of the called extension subscriber is determined by the ring back tone intelligent peripheral according to the identification of the called extension subscriber. 
     
     
       5. The method of implementing a ring back tone based on a group mobile switchboard service according to  claim 2 , wherein when connecting the call to a visited mobile switching center of the called extension subscriber,
 the identification of the called extension subscriber is forwarded to a corresponding transfer gateway mobile switching center or mobile switching center the ring back tone intelligent peripheral forwards according to the identification of the called extension subscriber; 
 the visited mobile switching center of the called extension subscriber is determined by the transfer gateway mobile switching center or mobile switching center according to the identification of the called extension subscriber. 
 
     
     
       6. The method of implementing a ring back tone based on a group mobile switchboard service according to  claim 2 , wherein the group ring back tone played for the calling party is determined by the ring back tone intelligent peripheral according to the group mobile switchboard number dialed by the calling party, or according to a relationship between the group mobile switchboard number dialed by the calling party and an identification of the calling party. 
     
     
       7. A method of implementing a ring back tone based on a group mobile switchboard service, comprising:
 obtaining, by a home service control point of the group mobile switchboard, an identification of a called extension subscriber which a calling party calls; 
 sending routing information of a ring back tone intelligent peripheral and the identification of the called extension subscriber to a gateway mobile switching center or mobile switching center which triggers the intelligent service; 
 routing the identification of the called extension subscriber to the ring back tone intelligent peripheral according to the routing information of the ring back tone intelligent peripheral, by the gateway mobile switching center or mobile switching center which triggers the intelligent service; 
 connecting the call to a visited mobile switching center of the called extension subscriber, by the ring back tone intelligent peripheral; 
 playing a group ring back tone subscribed to by the group customer for the calling party; 
 wherein when connecting the call to a visited mobile switching center of the called extension subscriber, the visited mobile switching center of the called extension subscriber is determined by the ring back tone intelligent peripheral according to the identification of the called extension subscriber; and 
 wherein the process of determining the visited mobile switching center of the called extension subscriber according to the identification of the called extension subscriber comprises: 
 determining a home location register of the called extension subscriber according to the identification of the called extension subscriber, by the ring back tone intelligent peripheral; 
 obtaining a mobile station roaming number of the called extension subscriber from the home location register of the called extension subscriber; 
 determining the visited mobile switching center of the called extension subscriber according to the mobile station roaming number of the called extension subscriber by the ring back tone intelligent peripheral. 
 
     
     
       8. The method of implementing a ring back tone based on a group mobile switchboard service according to  claim 7 , wherein after playing a group ring back tone subscribed to by the group customer for the calling party by the ring back tone intelligent peripheral, the method further comprises:
 answering by the called extension subscriber and sending an answer message to the ring back tone intelligent peripheral by the visited mobile switching center of the called extension subscriber; 
 forwarding the answer message to the gateway mobile switching center or mobile switching center which triggers the intelligent service by the ring back tone intelligent peripheral, and stopping playing the group ring back tone for the calling party. 
 
     
     
       9. A method of implementing a ring back tone based on a group mobile switchboard service, comprising:
 obtaining, by a home service control point of the group mobile switchboard, an identification of a called extension subscriber which a calling party calls; 
 sending routing information of a ring back tone intelligent peripheral and the identification of the called extension subscriber to a gateway mobile switching center or mobile switching center which triggers the intelligent service; 
 routing the identification of the called extension subscriber to the ring back tone intelligent peripheral according to the routing information of the ring back tone intelligent peripheral, by the gateway mobile center or mobile switching center which triggers the intelligent service; 
 connecting the call to a visited mobile switching center of the called extension subscriber, by the ring back tone intelligent peripheral; 
 playing a group ring back tone subscribed to by the group customer for the calling party; and 
 wherein when connecting the call to a visited mobile switching center of the called extension subscriber, 
 the identification of the called extension subscriber is forwarded to a corresponding transfer gateway mobile switching center or mobile switching center by the ring back tone intelligent peripheral according to the identification of the called extension subscriber; 
 the visited mobile switching center of the called extension subscriber is determined by the transfer gateway mobile switching center or mobile switching center according to the identification of the called extension subscriber. 
 
     
     
       10. The method of implementing a ring back tone based on a group mobile switchboard service according to  claim 9 , wherein the process of determining the visited mobile switching center of the called extension subscriber according to the identification of the called extension subscriber comprises:
 determining a home location register of the called extension subscriber according to the identification of the called extension subscriber, by the transfer gateway mobile switching center or mobile switching center; 
 obtaining a mobile station roaming number of the called extension subscriber from the home location register of the called extension subscriber; 
 determining the visited mobile switching center of the called extension subscriber according to the mobile station roaming number of the called extension subscriber by the transfer gateway mobile switching center or mobile switching center. 
 
     
     
       11. The method of implementing a ring back tone based on a group mobile switchboard service according to  claim 10 , wherein after playing a group ring back tone subscribed to by the group customer for the calling party by the ring back tone intelligent peripheral, the method further comprises:
 answering by the called extension subscriber and sending a answer message to the transfer gateway mobile switching center or mobile switching center by the visited mobile switching center of the called extension subscriber; 
 forwarding the answer message to the ring back tone intelligent peripheral by the transfer gateway mobile switching center or mobile switching center; 
 forwarding the answer message to the gateway mobile switching center or mobile switching center which triggers the intelligent service by the ring back tone intelligent peripheral, and stopping playing the group ring back tone for the calling party. 
 
     
     
       12. A system configured to implement a ring back tone based on a group mobile switchboard service, comprising a home service control point of a group mobile switchboard, a gateway mobile switching center or mobile switching center which triggers the intelligent service, a ring back tone intelligent peripheral and a visited mobile switching center of a called extension subscriber; wherein
 upon obtaining an identification of the called extension subscriber which the calling party calls, the home service control point of the group mobile switchboard serves to send routing information of the ring back tone intelligent peripheral and the identification of the called extension subscriber to the gateway mobile switching center or mobile switching center which triggers the intelligent service; 
 the gateway mobile switching center or mobile switching center which triggers the intelligent service serves to route the identification of the called extension subscriber to the ring back tone intelligent peripheral according the routing information of the ring back tone intelligent peripheral; 
 the ring back tone intelligent peripheral serves to connect the call to the visited mobile switching center of the called extension subscriber, and play a group ring back tone subscribed to by the group customer for the calling party; and 
 wherein the ring back tone intelligent peripheral determines a home location register of the called extension subscriber according to the identification of the called extension subscriber, obtains a mobile station roaming number of the called extension subscriber from the home location register of the called extension subscriber, and determines the visited mobile switching center of the called extension subscriber according to the mobile station roaming number of the called extension subscriber.